TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Set Public Hearings: Realign Draft Final Plan Proposal
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider setting hybrid Public Hearings before the Board of Directors at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at AC Transit's General Offices; and direct staff to hold two remote Public Hearings on March 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. and March 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. regarding the Realign Draft Final Service Plan Proposal.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Setting the Public Hearings for March 2024 will allow for consideration of public comments between January and March and provide staff with time to revise the Draft Final Service Plan Proposal for Board consideration and adoption in April 2024, and implementation in August 2024. The service proposals in the Realign Draft Final Service Plan Proposal are designed to adjust AC Transit's service network in response to changes in how the communities served by the District use transit service following the pandemic.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The Public Hearing itself has an estimated cost of $24,000 for interpreters and consultant support costs which are built into the larger consultant contract for the plan, along with the cost of staff resources related to the in-house effort. All costs associated with the Public Hearing are included within the adopted FY 2023-24 Budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
This report calls for setting Public Hearings before the Board of Directors at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on March 13, 2024 at AC Transit's General Offices as well as two remote Public Hearings led by staff on March 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. and March...
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